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Notes

1-05 is incorrectly noted on the packaging as "Flood" and is not listed as Red Jerry's Smack The Bigot Up Dub.
1-07 is incorrectly noted on the packaging as "Remixes (Paul's Remix Feat. Chelsea)" from "The Touch"
1-10 not credited on the packaging as Red Jerry's Longdubbyvocal Mix.
1-11 is incorrectly noted on the packaging as "Greece 2000 - Three Drives On A Vinyl" (format; artist - title).
2-06 "Il" is left out of the title on the packaging.

lol the transitions are shoddy at best....are u taking the piss? this mix is one of the all time greats and i'd like to see u mix as good....jaysus can u not just shut your mouth and listen to it for a change...its heavenly...thanks oaky :)

The positives to take away from this mix is the track selection. It does not go down the formulaic "Tranceport" route where every track is a huge anthem, most of these tracks are lesser known ones, consistent with the Global Underground series. There are some great tunes here that you may not have heard before. Although Oakenfold himself may have played many of these to death during the time of its release, most other DJs were not playing these tracks.

The negatives are the mixing. The transitions are shoddy at best. The flow is decent, but it cannot compare with the other GU releases. Its slightly on the cheesier side of trance music. Nowhere near the peak cheesiness of Paul Oakenfold (seen on Bunkka and his later albums), but there are a fair amount of vocal tracks.

On most Global Undergrounds, at some point you think to yourself, "Man, these tracks TRULY belong with each other!" Not the case with this one, and that's another weakness of Oakenfold. He can pick good tracks, but he comes up short when actually trying to piece them together.

There's maybe one album from Oakenfold where he gets that right, and its the infamous Goa Mix. Maybe it's something about Goa that brings out the best in Oakenfold, but that's the only time I ever thought that Oakenfold was a skilled DJ.

Disc 2 starts out different, with drum 'n' bass / jungle (I'm not sure the difference between the two) which is not unlike hip hop (plenty of bass), then the middle bit is fairly average trance/dance but the last few tracks go together so well and are some of the best tracks I have heard in a long time. I particularly like Private Productions - Sex Drive (listening to it right now!) and BBE - Deeper Love (Symphonic Paradise). Sure the cd sounds dated, but WHO CARES if it sounds dated if it's such a delight to listen to. I don't judge music by it's age but by the quality of the music itself, as do most people I guess.

This is definitely my favorite Oakenfold CD. These songs, and the way they were programed, have always put me in a dreamy state of mind (more with disc 1). This is the kind of CD set that when I put it on, I think of how the music was and I begin to miss it. Some really awesome moments are captured here...

Like he's previous GU effort this mix set features rather poor mixing on Paul's part but has too many great tracks to be ignored. Once again Oakenfold is able to build from the excellent opening tracks before letting loose with some huge trance tracks. He is also able to throw in a great breakbeat track("Compusure"), and even some hip-hop("Inside Your Arms"). Includes so many classic tracks that I can't name them all. Unlike his Oslo mix Paul is able to keep up the energy that he establishes on the first disk. The end is a little weak, but it's kind of hard to bring anyone down from the dizzying heights of "Nautical Bodies" and some of the other tracks in the middle of the second disk. A strong effort by Oakenfold. 4 out of 5.

One of the best ever Oakenfold mixes.Sure it sounds dated now,but it has a kind of magestic quality to it,and its a perfect representation of 90's opera trance sound.
Mixing is sometimes average,but it flows like water and manages to be an emotionally moving experience.